to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
on countless occasions; many a time
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
and then; and so; and; so then
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
millions; several million; a few million
writing something on commission; newly written text
episode; anecdote; vignette
marshland; wetland; swampland
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
environment; circumstance
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to play a central role; to take a leading part
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)